be-hátan
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Add: to promise Hú fela beháta behét God Abra-hame?, Angl. vii. 42, 396. Embe þis wé sprecað eft swíðor swá swá wé ǽr behéton, Lch. iii. 240, 8. Cantware heom feoh behéton, Chr. 865 ; P. 69, 4. ꝥ him man gafol behéte, 994; P. 129, II.
dwolian
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Swylce hwylc man urne þǽr geond dwoliende ac si in eis aliquis erranda discurreret, Gr. D. 236, 11. figurative Of ðínum bebodum ic ne dwolade de mandatis tuis non erravi, Ps.
for-cúþ
unclean ⬩ worthless
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Add: of human beings Uncystig oððe heamol, fercúþ frugus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 36, 5: 70, 22. Ne bið hé ná cristen, ac bið forcúð wiðersaca, Hml. S. 17, 91.
ge-lǽtan
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Icel. láta til lands, at landi to stand towards land], to stand, shape a course :-- Gelíce þám þe on léfan scipe neáh lande gelǽtaþ (like those that in a crazy vessel shape a course near land, have nearly made the land ), and hit þonne se storm út ádrífeð
fylstan
to help ⬩ (tó) ⬩ to help
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Th. i. 506, 16. to help a person (dat.) to (tó) something, to help to the attainment of an end Hwílon þes middaneard teáh menn fram Gode . . . nú hé fylst ús tó Gode, ml. S. 28, 172.H Ꝥ ǽlc geréfa fylste óðrum tó úre ealra friðe, Ll.
spring
a source of water ⬩ scaturigo, scatebra ⬩ fons ⬩ fons ⬩ a springing, rising, spring in day- spring, ⬩ what springs up or from. ⬩ an ulcer, a sore, pustule ⬩ a flux ⬩ a squirting, sprinkling
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Similar entries v. fǽr-, wen-, wund-spring. a flux Wið ðæs magan springe, ii. 190, 16 (where see note): 192, 12. a squirting, sprinkling Mon sceal ǽr mid wearmum springum and háte wætre beþian and þweán ða stówe, 202, 21.
be-drífan
to drive game ⬩ to follow up a track
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Add: where movement is caused Ne mæg beón gehæfd se mete, ac beóþ somod þá innoþas bedrifen, Lch. ii. 278, 15. His scip wearð bedrifen and genýded tó þan eálande, Gr.
Ælfríc
Ælfric ⬩ Ælfricus
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He was a scholar of Athelwold, at Abingdon, about 960. When Athelwold was made bishop of Winchester, he took Ælfric with him and made him a priest of his cathedral.
ge-secgan
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Take here forms under <b>ge-sagian,</b> and add: with acc. where the object denotes a collection of words, to say words, tell a tale, give a list, account, &amp;c.
abbad-hád
the state or dignity of an abbot
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the state or dignity of an abbot
abbot
an abbot
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an abbot. Chr. 675; Ing. 50, 15
æppuldre-tún
An apple-tree inclosure ⬩ apple-orchard ⬩ pomarium
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An apple-tree inclosure, apple-orchard; pomarium
a-híðend
A robber ⬩ an extortioner ⬩ grassator
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A robber, an extortioner; grassator, Cot. 95
angel
an angel ⬩ angelus
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an angel; angelus, Ps. Spl. 33, 7
ban-segn
A banner ⬩ an ensign ⬩ vexillum
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A banner, an ensign; vexillum, Cot. 23
be-limp
an event ⬩ eventus
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an event; eventus Lchdm. iii. 202, 28
ceaster-wyrhta
An embroiderer, damask-weaver ⬩ polymitarius
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An embroiderer, damask-weaver; polymitarius, Cot. 156
Linked entry: wyrhta
elpend-tóþ
An elephant's tooth ⬩ ĕlephantis dens
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An elephant's tooth; ĕlephantis dens, Cot. 78
eosul
an ass
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an ass, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 21, 5
ferd
an army
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an army, Chr. 1140; Erl. 265, 28